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TENT.

No. 302,535. Patent-ed July 22. 1884.

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Patented July 22, 1884.

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ITNESSES: I INVENTOR make and use the same, reference being had to Iview of the tent with its sides and ends rolled Unirrnn STATES PATENT@rrice.

SAMUEL B. HOLABIRD, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

TENIT.

SPECIFICATION iorming part of Letters Patent No. 302,335, dated July 221884.

Application filed July 1, 1884.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL B. HOLABIRD, of Washington, in the Districtof Columbia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tents;and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, which will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters of reference marked thereon,which form part of thisspecification.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of 'a tent embodying my invention, withthe sides and ends of the tent let down, but with a portion of one ofthe ends turned back, so as to show the supplemental piece fastened tothe inner side thereof. Figs. 2 and 5 are perspective views of the tentin an entirely closed position. Fig. 3 is an enlarged perspective viewof one corner of the tent. Fig. 4. is a perspective up. Fig. 6 is aperspective view with one side let down and the other side and the endsrolled up. Fig. 8 is a view in detail of the ventilator entirely open.Fig. 7 is a view in detail of the ventilator partially closed.

Like letters refer to the same parts in all the figures. I

A is the tent, made of any suitable material and of the usual shape, butthe main body of which does not extend to the ground. This tent ismounted upon two poles, E E, one near each end thereof and has asuitable number of ropes, B B, extending from the lower portion of andin line with its inclined sides and beyond them to the ground, where theropes may be fastened to tent-pins in the customary manner. Secured tothe bottom edges of the tent are supplemental pieces G, which extendvertically downward and are fastened to tentpins at their lower edges.There are as many of these supplemental pieces as there are sides andends to the tent, and they are detachably secured to each other in anysuitable, but preferablyin the following, manner: One piece has a seriesof looped cords attached to it at suitable intervals, while the otherpiece has a series of eyelets spaced apart to correspond with the loopedcords. The highest looped cord is passed through the highest eyelet, andthe next (No model.)

cured to each other, and to the ground. The

supplemental pieces may be unlaced and rolled up, and secured in thatposition by strings, buttons, or in any equivalent manner. It ismanifest that one or all of these supplemental pieces may be rolled up,as circumstances may render desirable, and when this is done ventilationis afforded, the occupants are enabled to see outside of the tent, andare at the same time protected from the weather. Two ventilating-openings, O O, are made in the walls of the ends of the tent, andflaps D D are hinged to the inside of such walls, and may be adjusted bystrings in such a manner that they partially or entirely close saidopenings, as may be deemed necessary by the occupant of the tent.

I have illustrated my invention as applied to a wall-tent; but it isequally applicable to the other well-known forms of tents.

I am aware that tents have been made with one supplemental pieceextending entirely around the lower portion thereof, and that thissupplemental piece could be raised, so as to leave an open space betweenthe main body of the tent and the ground; and I also am aware that tentshave been made with ventilating-openings in their walls; but these I donot claim.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A tent having its lower portion divided into several portions adaptedto be separately lifted and folded, substantially as shown anddescribed.

2. Atent having a main body and a number of supplemental pieces securedto said body and detachably fastened to each other, substantially asshown and described.

3. A tent having a main body, a number of supplemental pieces secured tosaid body and detachably fastened'to. each other, and fastening devicesfor retaining the supplemental pieces in a raised position,substantially as shown and described.

4. A tent having its lower portion divided into several portions, oneportion being pro- Vided with looped cords and the adjacent portion witheyelets, substantially as shown and described.

5. The method of fastening the several portions of the tent together andto the ground, which consists in passing theloops of the one partthrough the eyelet-s of the other part and 10 then through the loopnextabove, and in addition passing the lowest loop over a tent-pin,substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL 13. HOLABIRD.

XVitnesses:

FRANK T. BROWN, J. G. CHANDLER.

